Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
GEORGE S. PATTONMoral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
GEORGE S. PATTONSuccess in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
GEORGE S. PATTONA piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
GEORGE S. PATTONA pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
GEORGE S. PATTONSuccess is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
GEORGE S. PATTONMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
GEORGE S. PATTONI have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
GEORGE S. PATTONThere is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
GEORGE S. PATTONThroughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo everything you ask of those you command.
GEORGE S. PATTONI am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
GEORGE S. PATTONTo be a successful soldier, you must know history.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
GEORGE S. PATTONMay God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
GEORGE S. PATTON